St. Michael's Parish

Pope Leo has quietly introduced himself to the world in the course of the last year.  In recent times, we have heard him speak clearly and calmly about the mission of the church in the world and the mission of believers to be peacemakers, ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’.  His firm and gentle words help and…

Eastertime – the attendances at the Easter Vigil and on Easter Sunday morning were evidently larger than recent years.  There was a lovely atmosphere in the church and we are all encouraged when we see so many present.  Overall, Holy Week was beautifully celebrated with good attendances for all ceremonies.  In recent years and especially…

Happy Easter – we have been blessed with beautiful Holy Week ceremonies in recent days.  There was a lovely sense of a parish faith community gathered in our beloved church walking in the footsteps of Jesus from the glorious entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, through the Upper Room and the Garden of Gethsemane on…

‘Truth, what is that?’ –  I am always struck by the words of the Passion Reading on Good Friday afternoon when Pilate says ‘truth, what is that’.  These are words for our time and our world.  Increasingly we find it hard to believe what we hear at many levels not to mind the fundamental Christian…

Let Us Walk Together – The spring sunshine over the last few days has raised our hearts and our spirits.  We all needed that this year.  In a sense, we all need the special time of Holy Week and Easter just as much.  Holy Week and Easter is a beautiful time of the…